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2010 Alcorn State

5–⁠5 (4–⁠4 Southwestern Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 5–⁠6, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Alcorn State in 2010, game by game: won vs. Langston 50–27; won at Mississippi Valley State 27–9; won vs. Alabama State 41–21; lost at Mississippi State 16–49; lost vs. Texas Southern 20–30; lost at Grambling 28–38; lost vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 35–39; won vs. Southern 27–20; won at Alabama A&M 41–24; lost vs. Jackson State 14–27+23−33Won 50–27 vs. Langston+23LangstonWon 27–9 at Mississippi Valley State+18Mississippi Val…Won 41–21 vs. Alabama State+20Alabama StateLost 16–49 at Mississippi State-33Mississippi Sta…Lost 20–30 vs. Texas Southern-10Texas SouthernLost 28–38 at Grambling-10GramblingLost 35–39 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff-4Arkansas–Pine B…Won 27–20 vs. Southern+7SouthernWon 41–24 at Alabama A&M+17Alabama A&MLost 14–27 vs. Jackson State-13Jackson State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsLangstonW 50–⁠2766%
Sep 18atMississippi Valley StateW 27–⁠958%
Sep 25vsAlabama StateW 41–⁠2157%
Oct 2atMississippi StateL 16–⁠4916%
Oct 9vsTexas SouthernL 20–⁠3056%
Oct 16atGramblingL 28–⁠3821%
Oct 21vsArkansas–Pine BluffL 35–⁠3955%
Oct 30vsSouthernW 27–⁠2060%
Nov 6atAlabama A&MW 41–⁠2447%
Nov 20vsJackson StateCapital City ClassicL 14–⁠2749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Jackson State 27–⁠14 in the Capital City Classic; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 26 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Alcorn State’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Nov 13atPrairie View A&ML 27–⁠35Prairie View A&M’s article, Alcorn State’s article
Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠4 tied for 6th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠284
Coach
—
Elo
1251 +27 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.3 No. 77 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—

2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Grambling8–⁠09–⁠1
Texas Southern7–⁠17–⁠3
Jackson State5–⁠37–⁠3
Prairie View A&M5–⁠36–⁠4
Alabama State5–⁠36–⁠4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff4–⁠45–⁠5
Alcorn State4–⁠45–⁠5
Southern1–⁠72–⁠8
Alabama A&M1–⁠72–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State0–⁠80–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.